Tom & his pre-draft picks --- The Last 4 Years

June 20, 2000 by Guest

The other day I was looking through some old files and ran across my
draft selections for the past several years (the guys I thought the Steelers
should have drafted)

Tom's
Draft Selections -- the Past 4 Years

The
other day I was looking through some old files and ran across my draft
selections for the past several years (the guys I thought the Steelers should
have drafted). Given that a team can generally expect to keep a rookie 4 years
under the present free agency system, I wondered what a roster of my picks
since 1996 would look like. So here it is, but first keep in mind that I was
drafting for the actual Steelers needs that year. Therefore, I have 3 FBs on
the roster. Another interesting aspect of this roster, is that it shows where I
thought we have had a need for the past several years.� Obviously the D-line was one of those areas,
since I drafted 9 players there, most of whom would best be described as big
run stuffers.� Obviously if I were
drafting for this pretend team, my drafts would have changed some.� I realize the roster is a bit thin at spots
(like no TEs), but that�s because this roster is only draft picks and doesn�t
reflect the vets already on the roster or free agents I would have signed.� Anyway, looking at it I think it�s a pretty
promising roster, maybe as good as the one we actually have this year.� Obviously, I could have gone back and weeded
out some of my busts (Staat, Howard, Finkes, etc) and claimed to have known
that Zach Thomas would be a stud, but what�s the point in that.� Let me know what you think.